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Striking a ‘Rich’ Balance Between Saving for Retirement and Their Children’s Education

Parents feel a responsibility to help their kids get through college without an enormous debt load. In a T. Rowe Price survey, 53% of the parents interviewed said they would rather raid their retirement savings than have their children take out loans to pay for college. Forty-nine percent said they were willing to delay retirement, if necessary, to pay their children’s tuition.

Could Year-Round Pell Grants Make a Comeback?

Currently, low-income students who attend college full-time and receive Pell Grants often run through the maximum annual grant amount within two semesters, leaving no Pell money for summer courses. President George W. Bush and Congress in 2008 created a fix for that problem, by allowing students to access Pell Grants for the following year to help pay for summer courses.

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